EUSR continues partnership with Balkan Photo Festival

This week saw the completion of the Balkan Photo Festival, three-day annual regional event gathering renowned photographers, sponsored by the Office of the EU Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Organised until 2016 under the title “BiH Photography of the year”, this year’s Festival hosted several exhibitions, as well as panel discussions and trainings, for hundreds of photographers and citizens at large. Winners of the Balkan Photo Award were announced in Sarajevo City Hall on 29 January 2016.

Culture and art are one of the most important features of our common European identity; the cement that binds the Europe together, enriches us as individuals and creates bonds that extend beyond frontiers“, said Melvin Asin, Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation. He extended recognition of the photographers’ work and art that evokes human emotions, regardless of their culture or nationality. “This is why we consider the Festival to be so valuable and relevant. It makes the photographers’ work seen, experienced and celebrated. It is a venue for the photographic community across the region to meet and trade ideas.

More information about the Festival and the selection of entries can be found at this link http://balkanphotofest.com/

Balkan Photo Festival 2016 from Haris Calkic on Vimeo.

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